2022–23 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles women's basketball team

2022–23 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles women's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record12–19 (8–10 The Summit)
Head coach
  • Kelsi Musick (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Cophie Anderson
  • Bill Annan
  • Hayden Priddy
Home arenaMabee Center
Seasons
2022–23 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State † 18 – 0   1.000 29 – 6   .829
North Dakota State 12 – 6   .667 18 – 12   .600
North Dakota 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
South Dakota 10 – 8   .556 14 – 16   .467
Oral Roberts 8 – 10   .444 12 – 19   .387
Omaha 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469
Denver 8 – 10   .444 12 – 18   .400
St. Thomas* 7 – 11   .389 13 – 17   .433
Western Illinois 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333
Kansas City 3 – 15   .167 9 – 23   .281
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2023 Summit League Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2023

The 2022–23 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by first year head coach Kelsi Musick, competed in the Summit League. They played home games in Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Previous season

The Golden Eagles went 16–15 overall and 10–8 in conference play, finishing fourth.

Oral Roberts played North Dakota in the quarterfinals won 61-54. At the semifinals played the regular season champion South Dakota State and lost 53-72.[1] On March 30, 2022 Misti Cussen and the team parted ways after 10 seasons.[2] On April 21 Golden Eagles appointed new head coach Kelsi Musick, who led the Division II member Southwestern Oklahoma State team the past 13 seasons.[3]

Offseason

After coach Cussen left the team, her assistants also left the Golden Eagles. Assistant coach Jeff Zinn replaced Kelsi Musick at the SWOSU.[4] Assistant Lee Mayberry became head coach Oklahoma Class 3A Cascia Hall high school boys team.[5]

Departures

Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Manaya Jones C 6'2" Graduate Student Memphis, TN Completed college eligibility
Regan Schumacher C 6'2" Graduate Student Olathe, KS Completed college eligibility
Keni Jo Lippe G 5'9" Graduate Student Adair, OK Completed college eligibility
Tyaija Coleman G 5'8" Junior Arlington, TX Transferred to Mid-America Christian University (NAIA)[6]
Tierney Coleman G 5'8" Sophomore Arlington, TX Transferred to Sam Houston State University
Faith Paramore F 6'0" Sophomore Haven, KS Transferred to Emporia State University (D-II)[7]
Katie Scott C 6'3" Junior Carl Junction, MO Transferred to Point Loma Nazarene University (D-II)[8]
Sinetra Jones F 6'3" Sophomore Memphis, TN Transferred to University of Arkansas–Fort Smith (D-II)[9]
Hannah Giddey F 6'2" Junior Melbourne, Australia Transferred to Southern Nazarene University (D-II)
Camryn Hill F 6'0" Junior Dallas, TX Transferred to Hampton University

Additions

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Sara Rodrigues 30 G-F 6'3" Senior São Paulo, Brazil Oklahoma State University[10]
Ruthie Udoumoh 22 F 6'1" Junior Broken Arrow, OK Oklahoma State University[11]
Lauren Ramey 20 G 6'1" Graduate Student Kiefer, OK Southwestern Oklahoma State University (D-II)[12]

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Maggie Sockey
G 		Red Oak, OK Crowder High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A November 11th, 2021[13] 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Annyka Hellendrung
G 		Milwaukee, WI Waukesha West High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A August 4th, 2022[14] 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Gentry Baldwin
G 		Bixby, OK Bixby High School 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) N/A November 10th, 2022[15] 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Emily Robinson
F 		Bokchito, OK Caddo High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A November 10th, 2022[15] 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Preseason

Summit League Preseason poll

The Summit League Preseason poll and other preseason awards was released on October 11, 2022, with the Golden Eagles selected to finish in third place in the Summit League.[16]

Coaches Poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 South Dakota State 746 (36)
2 South Dakota 676 (4)
3 Oral Roberts 602
4 North Dakota 522
5 North Dakota State 475
6 Kansas City 388
7 Western Illinois 308
8 Denver 227
9 St. Thomas 211
10 Omaha 199

Preseason All-Summit teams

The Golden Eagles had one player selected to the preseason all-Summit teams.

Roster

2022–23 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Maggie Sockey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Crowder HS Red Oak, OK
G 2 Hannah Cooper 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Andress HS
Western Colorado 		El Paso, TX
G 3 Nena Taylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Parsons HS Parsons, KS
F 4 Elayna Whitley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Loudoun County HS
Delaware State 		Leesburg, VA
G 11 Ariel Walker 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Ozark HS
Allen CC 		Ozark, AR
F 12 Makenna Winans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Parkersburg South HS
Charleston Southern 		Parkersburg, WV
G 14 Delaney Nix 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Tahlequah HS
West Texas A&M 		Tahlequah, OK
G 20 Lauren Ramey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Kiefer HS
SWOSU 		Kiefer, OK
F 22 Ruthie Udoumoh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Victory Christian
Oklahoma State 		Broken Arrow, OK
G 23 Talia Pogi 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Mustang HS Mustang, OK
G 30 Sara Rodrigues 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Colégio Integrado de Guarulhos
Oklahoma State 		São Paulo, Brazil
F 32 Tirzah Moore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Jones HS Oklahoma City, OK
C 33 Elena Lijo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr IES Monelos Ano Galen
Ensino Lugo CB 		La Coruña, Spain
F 35 Trinity Moore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Jones HS Oklahoma City, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2022*
11:00 am 		Oklahoma Christian
Best Field Trip Ever 		W 90–63  –
  19 – Ti. Moore   11 – Ti. Moore   6 – Cooper  Mabee Center (3,294)
Tulsa, OK
November 4, 2022*
7:00 pm 		Rogers State W 96–74  –
  22 – Ti. Moore   12 – Ti. Moore   4 – Tied  Mabee Center (2,397)
Tulsa, OK
Non-conference regular season (3-8)
November 7, 2022*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 15 Oklahoma L 94–105  0–1
  25 – Ti. Moore   17 – Ti. Moore   6 – Cooper  Lloyd Noble Center (2,017)
Norman, OK
November 11, 2022*
7:30 pm, The Mtn. 		at UNLV L 84–100  0–2
  39 – Cooper   10 – Ti. Moore   5 – Udoumoh  Cox Pavilion (684)
Paradise, NV
November 14, 2022*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma State L 66–103  0–3
  17 – Walker   6 – Tied   4 – Cooper  Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,578)
Stillwater, OK
November 16, 2022*
7:00 pm, ORUSN 		Wichita State L 67–89  0–4
  19 – Cooper   14 – Ti. Moore   6 – Udoumoh  Mabee Center (1,888)
Tulsa, OK
November 20, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tulsa
Rivalry 		L 77–92  0–5
  21 – Nix   11 – Ti. Moore   5 – Cooper  Reynolds Center (1,362)
Tulsa, OK
November 23, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Little Rock W 74–62  1–5
  22 – Cooper   13 – Rodrigues   8 – Cooper  Jack Stephens Center (1,531)
Little Rock, AR
November 26, 2022*
2:00 pm, ORUSN 		SMU L 55–72  1–6
  16 – Ti. Moore   18 – Ti. Moore   3 – Nix  Mabee Center (2,072)
Tulsa, OK
November 28, 2022*
7:00 pm, ORUSN 		Central Christian W 100–40  2–6
  23 – Cooper   10 – Ti. Moore   6 – Cooper  Mabee Center (1,685)
Tulsa, OK
December 4, 2022*
2:00 pm, SEC Network+ 		at Arkansas L 58–92  2–7
  16 – Ti. Moore   11 – Ti. Moore   4 – Cooper  Bud Walton Arena (2,947)
Fayetteville, AR
December 11, 2022*
2:00 pm, ORUSN 		Abilene Christian W 87–81  3–7
  26 – Cooper   8 – Ti. Moore   9 – Cooper  Mabee Center (1,473)
Tulsa, OK
December 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech L 68–82  3–8
  30 – Cooper   6 – Cooper   3 – Cooper  United Supermarkets Arena (3,352)
Lubbock, TX
Summit League regular season (8-10)
December 19, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Dakota State L 80–83  3–9
(0–1) 		 25 – Cooper   9 – Winans   5 – Nix  Frost Arena (1,281)
Brookings, SD
December 21, 2022
7:00 pm 		at South Dakota L 57–101  3–10
(0–2) 		 16 – Cooper   6 – Walker   4 – Walker  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,410)
Vermillion, SD
December 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ORUSN 		Omaha W 75–63  4–10
(1–2) 		 19 – Cooper   12 – Udoumoh   4 – Udoumoh  Mabee Center (1,909)
Tulsa, OK
December 31, 2022
2:00 pm, ORUSN 		Denver W 88–70  5–10
(2–2) 		 23 – Walker   10 – Ti. Moore   6 – Cooper  Mabee Center (1,774)
Tulsa, OK
January 7, 2023
2:00 pm 		at Kansas City L 54–65  5–11
(2–3) 		 12 – Tied   6 – Tied   4 – Cooper  Municipal Auditorium (444)
Kansas City, MO
January 12, 2023
6:00 pm 		at Western Illinois W 94–90  6–11
(3–3) 		 23 – Walker   20 – Ti. Moore   6 – Udoumoh  Western Hall (367)
Macomb, IL
January 14, 2023
1:00 pm 		at St. Thomas L 75–76  6–12
(3–4) 		 33 – Cooper   11 – Udoumoh   4 – Cooper  Schoenecker Arena (361)
St. Paul, MN
January 19, 2023
7:00 pm, ORUSN 		North Dakota State W 75–53  7–12
(4–4) 		 30 – Ti. Moore   15 – Ti. Moore   4 – Tied  Mabee Center (1,574)
Tulsa, OK
January 21, 2023
2:00 pm, ORUSN 		North Dakota W 96–91  8–12
(5–4) 		 21 – Nix   14 – Udoumoh   11 – Udoumoh  Mabee Center (2,008)
Tulsa, OK
January 26, 2023
7:00 pm 		at Denver W 93–83  9–12
(6–4) 		 28 – Cooper   11 – Udoumoh   3 – Tied  Hamilton Gymnasium (251)
Denver, CO
January 28, 2023
2:05 pm 		at Omaha W 94–90 OT 10–12
(7–4) 		 25 – Cooper   12 – Ti. Moore   6 – Cooper  Baxter Arena (672)
Omaha, NE
February 4, 2023
2:00 pm, ORUSN 		Kansas City W 86–68  11–12
(8–4) 		 25 – Cooper   12 – Tied   10 – Walker  Mabee Center (1,759)
Tulsa, OK
February 9, 2023
7:00 pm, ORUSN 		St. Thomas L 70–75  11–13
(8–5) 		 21 – Cooper   13 – Ti. Moore   2 – Tied  Mabee Center (1,908)
Tulsa, OK
February 11, 2023
2:00 pm, ORUSN 		Western Illinois L 85–91  11–14
(8–6) 		 24 – Nix   13 – Ramey   11 – Cooper  Mabee Center (1,828)
Tulsa, OK
February 16, 2023
7:05 pm, Midco Sports+ 		at North Dakota L 100–108  11–15
(8–7) 		 32 – Cooper   10 – Cooper   3 – Tied  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,371)
Grand Forks, ND
February 18, 2023
1:00 pm 		at North Dakota State L 86–103  11–16
(8–8) 		 24 – Walker   10 – Ti. Moore   6 – Cooper  Scheels Center (782)
Fargo, ND
February 23, 2023
7:00 pm, ORUSN 		South Dakota L 63–77  11–17
(8–9) 		 27 – Ti. Moore   12 – Ti. Moore   4 – Nix  Mabee Center (1,529)
Tulsa, OK
February 25, 2023
2:00 pm, ORUSN 		South Dakota State L 67–92  11–18
(8–10) 		 23 – Cooper   7 – Cooper   3 – Tied  Mabee Center (2,275)
Tulsa, OK
Summit League Women's Tournament (1-1)
March 5, 2023
12:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) South Dakota
Quarterfinals 		W 92–69  12–18
  24 – Cooper   8 – Ti. Moore   7 – Cooper  Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
March 6, 2023
12:30 pm, ESPN+ / Cox Cable 3 		(5) vs. (1) South Dakota State
Semifinals 		L 60–87  12–19
  14 – Cooper   4 – Tied   4 – Cooper  Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[17]

Awards and honors

Weekly honors
Honors Player Position Date Awarded Ref.
Summit League Player of the Week Hannah Cooper G November 14, 2022 [18]
Summit League Player of the Week Hannah Cooper G December 12, 2022 [19]
Summit League Player of the Week Hannah Cooper G December 19, 2022 [20]
Summit League Player of the Week Tirzah Moore F January 23, 2023 [21]
Summit League Player of the Week Hannah Cooper G January 30, 2023 [22]

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